Ben Pearson 709 Hunter - pics added

[Cyclic-Rivers]

A buddy of mine shoots one and loves it!

Good score.

[mangonboat]

Its a very nice '69-71 Hunter, 42#. I have the exact same bow,40xx#,except mine was camo'd within days of its purchase in 1971.  '66-'68 has green glass on belly and they switched model numbers to a 4 digits in 1972 when the company was sold. Smooth shooters. A bit fat in the grip for some folks, especially those who are used to a Bear pistol grip. They have held up very well..you almost never hear of a split in the riser, delamination or a twisted out limb.

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[mangonboat]

Out of curiosity, I checked the serial number on mine and it is 09-5278. I claim ZERO knowledge of Ben Pearson serial number logic for that era  except that the first 2 digits are NOT the year, they are the last 2 digits of the model number. All BP recurves of that era had 3 digit model numbers stating with 7. You can download the BP historical catalogs from their website...lots of very good information.

[mangonboat]

Toms, I've given you bad information. I downloaded several old BP catalogs and your bow, and mine, are 1967 models, the only model year, according to the catalog, that the 709 Hunter had black and brown glass on the limbs and the last year of the 709. It switched to 7090 in 1968, had green glass on the belly in 1966.